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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 12, 2014, 4:45 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 12, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014, 4:45 PM EST (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2014, 6:54 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Charlotte County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1342 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
541 WHUS42 KTBW 122145 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 445 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK INCREASES TONIGHT ALONG WITH HIGH SURF... .BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A FRONT WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED AS WELL. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-131000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.140213T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0008.140213T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 445 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY. A RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH SURF HEIGHTS UP TO AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
4 follow-up statements
996 WHUS42 KTBW 130858 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 358 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WITH HIGH SURF... .BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT IS INCREASING THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED AS WELL. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-140300- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 358 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH SURF HEIGHTS UP TO AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
707 WHUS42 KTBW 131246 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 746 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT WILL KEEP THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HIGH AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREA BEACHES AS WELL. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-140300- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 746 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
271 WHUS42 KTBW 132002 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 302 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-140300- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 302 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
157 WHUS42 KTBW 132354 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 654 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINDS BEGINNING TO RELAX OVER AREA... .GUSTY WINDS REMAIN NEAR THE COAST BUT IMPACTS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENT THREAT AT THE BEACHES. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-140100- /O.CAN.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140214T0300Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 654 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD GUSTY NIGHT IS EXPECTED AT THE BEACH. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 11:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 96 min | |
| Feb 12, 3:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 2 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 55 min |
| Feb 12, 3:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 37 min |
| Feb 12, 3:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota | 63 min |
| Feb 12, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Sumter | 35 min |
| Feb 12, 4:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 26 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:45 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 26 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 23 min |
| Feb 12, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota | 62 min |
| Feb 12, 5:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 5:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 35 min |
| Feb 12, 6:23 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.